Jaden bent down and looked Shadow, his Gengar, in the eyes. They stared at each other a moment, passing words no onlooker could distinguish between each other. They both nodded simultaneously and faced the field before them, the reigning Pokemon Champion standing before them.
"Not for long," he said with a smile, Gengar chiming in as if agreeing. The pokemon trainer smiled down at his oldest companion. Ten years they had.been together. Ten years since a boy of six wandered into the burned out ruins of the old tower in his home of Ecruteak City. Ten years since that boy was attacked by an angry Koffing. And ten years since a small Ghastly came to his aid and fought of the gaseous assailant.
Shadow hadn't been out of his sight since. Even when his family moved him to Pewter City, Shadow tagged along. When Jaden went to see the Pokemon Professor in Pallet Town, Professor Gary Oak, Shadow tagged along and fought off any wild pokemon that they happened upon.
When offered the choice between three.rare pokemon, Jaden merely held out his hand and asked for an empty Pokeball.
"Shadow," he said, turning toward the floating ghost. "Would you like to be my pokemon?"
Shadow beamed and collided headfirst with the ball in Jaden's head, effectively catching himself. As soon as the ball had closed, the ball popped back open and the ghost pokemon appeared again. The Professor could only laugh as the new trainer and his best friend walked out of the lab, muttering about some boy and his Pikachu.
And now, here they were, years later. Both had changed over the years. Shadow had evolved shortly after that day. It had been only a year ago that Jaden had finally let Shadow convince him to trade him with another pokemon so he could evolve, then trade him back. It had been a heart stopping moment, handing his best friend over to some stranger aboard a cruise ship sailing for Cinabbar Island.
He hadn't let out a breath till they had traded back and he release Shadow from his Pokeball. The newly evolved pokemon burst from the ball and shouted in happiness at his new stronger form. He immediately tackled his trainer to the ground and began licking his face.
Jaden smiled as he thought of the adventures they had been through over the years. He thought back to all the battles that had led here to this day. The pokemon he captured, the team he raised, the friends he made, and the laughs they had shared. It all led to this one moment. He would be the next Pokemon Champion if it killed him.
"Age before beauty," he shouted. A grin grew on his face as the Champion glowered at him.
"Taunting your betters is never a smart move."
He reached for a Pokeball on his belt, kissed it, then tossed it onto the field.
"Fearow, show them what it means to be Pokemon Champion!"
A Fearow the size of which he had never seen before erupted from the ball with a deafening screech. It must have been very old and very powerful to have reached such a six. It must have had a wingspan of fifteen feet, and a beak that was nearly as long as Jaden was tall.
Though he was slightly shaken, the trainer laughed it off. "That all you got?" He grinned and grabbed a ball from his belt. He glanced at his friend and said, "Why don't you leave this to Lightning?"
He tossed the ball in his hand onto the field and all the hairs on his body stood on end. "Clip that baby bird's wings, Lightning!"
The lights in the stadium grew bright for a brief moment, some of them blowing out, as his pokemon burst from its ball. An angry crackling sounded throughout the stadium and a piercing screech that made the one that overgrown chicken made seem like a whimper was soon to follow.
Lightning, Jaden's Zapdos, flew through the stadium and headed into the sky, straight at Fearow. "Rain Dance," yelled Jaden.
Lighting altered its course and whizzed past Fearow into the open sky, disappearing into the clouds. A burst of light lit up the sky and Lightning reappeared, thunder and rain trailing in its wake. The arena, the people, the trainers, and more importantly, Fearow, were instantly soaked by the terrential downpour.
Jaden smiled as he wiped his drenched bangs from his face. That Fearow was toast.
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